Yorkshire Terriers

Hello! I'm Aspen, a Yorkshire Terrier, but most people just call me a Yorkie. I was born next door so got to know my owners right away. Two of them saw me the minute I was born, and came to see me all the time, until I finally moved into my new home in the summer of 1999. They took lots of pictures that you can see at my blog.

I keep hearing the people at my house telling everyone I'm a purebred, but they don't have papers, and I'm not a show quality yorkie. I'm not sure whether that bothers me or not...I see what some of those show dog yorkies have to go through, and don't think I'd like it much, but that's just me. I'm sure there are lots of yorkies who are proud to make their owners happy by being in dog shows.

Even though I'm not a show dog, I love to show off for my owners, and they love me, feed me, give me treats, give me tummy rubs. I have all that I could ever want.

I weigh about 8 lbs, and have curly hair, my Dad had curly hair, and my mom had straight hair. As I update my lens today, I'm 10 years old.

Take a look at some of my yorkie things, maybe you'll find something you like, and I think I'll add a guestbook so you can say hi!

Thanks for reading.

Aspen the Yorkie Blog Posts

Here's the latest feed from my blog, "Aspen the Yorkie" at aspentheyorkie.com.

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Yorkie's Doing Tricks

Wow, these dogs really do put me to shame...I mean I do sit, roll over, stay, and lie down, but yap impatiently for my treats the whole time. I have a feeling after my owner looks at these videos, things will never be the same!

Smartest yorkie ever! "Shorty"

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Jilli Dog Plays Basketball

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Jilli Dog and the Magic Card Trick

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How to Groom Your Yorkie

Why Pay a Groomer When You Can Do This Yourself

My owner used to pay anywhere from $40-$50 to have me groomed every couple of months, but now she grooms me herself. It's not really that hard. She says it's like doing a furry sculpture. Like many, she is feeling the effects of things that are happening in what humans call "the economy", and this is one way she can save quite a bit of money. Just think of all the food and dog treats you can buy with what you save!

I think I look pretty good after she's done. It costs 1/2 to less-than-1/2 the price of a grooming to purchase this helpful grooming resource, click here for more information. The link leads to a very appealing site with more information.

Why I Don't Like My Owner's Blogs & Sites

Most of these websites are my owners, she made me add them, (actually two of them is mine >:-) I don't like them sometimes because if she is working on these, she isn't paying attention to me. I bring her my ball, my stuffed bunny, bark at things out the window, and do whatever I can to get her attention, sometimes it works, and sometimes, she just has to get her work done and I have to be a good little dog and wait.

My Owners Happy Nutritionist Site: My owner has been a Nutritionist for about 15+ years, and helping people find health with nutrition for over 20. She gives away FREE THINGS to people who sign up for her newsletter, so visit her happynutritionist.com site! There's lots of articles and information there about food, not the kind that I like, but maybe you people will like it >:-b
Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets Blog: Whatever my owner feels like talking about related to nutrition, and other things like that.
HerBulletin ~ Her Bulletin?: This is my owners blog about using herbs like medicine, she's even tried things on me a few times, but says you REALLY have to know what you're doing!
Weeds and Seeds Swap: This blog is about gardening, and is a place where people who have too many seeds or plants can trade them.
New Jersey Baby Boomer: We live in New Jersey, and my owner is a Baby Boomer, what is a baby boomer? Can someone tell this little yorkie what a Baby Boomer is?
eBook & Book Reviews and News: My owner likes books, I don't like them very much because when she reads them, she doesn't pay attention to me, but if you like them, you'll like this site.
Married to Politics: What are politics? I got a tick once outside in the grass, was it a poli-tic? I don't really like ticks, so you'll have to visit this blog and find out.
Aspen the Yorkie: The BEST blog of all, I tell my owner what to write there, just like I do here.
Aspen, the Best Yorkie Ever: This is another something like a squidoo that we did, part of "the best ever" project :-)

Some Yorkie Pictures

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yorkie snack

wild dogs

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not a chance

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Art Prints of Dogs

My owner has some beautiful art prints of a collie, doberman pinscher, boston terrier, scottish terrier, and German Shepherd...there's more than one print of a couple and the pricing is very competitive. Take a look!

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Yorkshire Terrier Show Dog Standards

From what I read below, even though I think I'm pretty cute, I'm not a show dog. The American Kennel Club provides the following Yorkshire Terrier Breed Standard for show dogs...please click here for more information.
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Toy Group

General Appearance:

That of a long-haired toy terrier whose blue and tan coat is parted on the face and from the base of the skull to the end of the tail and hangs evenly and quite straight down each side of body. The body is neat, compact and well proportioned. The dog's high head carriage and confident manner should give the appearance of vigor and self-importance.

Head

Small and rather flat on top, the skull not too prominent or round, the muzzle not too long, with the bite neither undershot nor overshot and teeth sound. Either scissors bite or level bite is acceptable. The nose is black. Eyes are medium in size and not too prominent; dark in color and sparkling with a sharp, intelligent expression. Eye rims are dark. Ears are small, V-shaped, carried erect and set not too far apart.

Body

Well proportioned and very compact. The back is rather short, the back line level, with height at shoulder the same as at the rump.

Legs and Feet

Forelegs should be straight, elbows neither in nor out. Hind legs straight when viewed from behind, but stifles are moderately bent when viewed from the sides. Feet are round with black toenails. Dewclaws, if any, are generally removed from the hind legs. Dewclaws on the forelegs may be removed.

Tail

Docked to a medium length and carried slightly higher than the level of the back.

Coat

Quality, texture and quantity of coat are of prime importance. Hair is glossy, fine and silky in texture. Coat on the body is moderately long and perfectly straight (not wavy). It may be trimmed to floor length to give ease of movement and a neater appearance, if desired. The fall on the head is long, tied with one bow in center of head or parted in the middle and tied with two bows. Hair on muzzle is very long. Hair should be trimmed short on tips of ears and may be trimmed on feet to give them a neat appearance.

Colors

Puppies are born black and tan and are normally darker in body color, showing an intermingling of black hair in the tan until they are matured. Color of hair on body and richness of tan on head and legs are of prime importance in adult dogs, to which the following color requirements apply:
Blue: Is a dark steel-blue, not a silver-blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs.

Tan: All tan hair is darker at the roots than in the middle, shading to still lighter tan at the tips. There should be no sooty or black hair intermingled with any of the tan.

Color on Body

The blue extends over the body from back of neck to root of tail. Hair on tail is a darker blue, especially at end of tail.

Headfall

A rich golden tan, deeper in color at sides of head, at ear roots and on the muzzle, with ears a deep rich tan. Tan color should not extend down on back of neck.

Chest and Legs

A bright, rich tan, not extending above the elbow on the forelegs nor above the stifle on the hind legs.

Weight

Must not exceed seven pounds.

Disqualifications:

Any solid color or combination of colors other than blue and tan as described above. Any white markings other than a small white spot on the forechest that does not exceed 1 inch at its longest dimension.

Dog Shows Around the USA

We started a list, then realized that this deserved it's own lens, so we're working on that, there's a link below to the lens.

Also, we had to add a link to the "super bowl", the "world series" of dog shows, the Westminster Kennel Club site.

Westminster Kennel Club: The official site of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show featuring news, events, dog shows, pictures, videos, records.
Dog Shows and Events Across America: Here's a new lens that I'm working on, you can help us build it by sharing events in your area. It's going to be a great project, and we look forward to your help.

Here's something that gives me nightmares, someone leaving their dog out in the car on a hot day while they shop, run errands or visit. Even if the windows are open, your car can sometimes get very hot. You wouldn't sit in your car when it's hot with windows closed and no A/C, treat your dog the same way, Thank you!

Yorkshire Terriers

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Aspen the Yorkie Blog Posts

Yorkie's Doing Tricks

How to Groom Your Yorkie

Why Pay a Groomer When You Can Do This Yourself

Why I Don't Like My Owner's Blogs & Sites

Some Yorkie Pictures

Art Prints of Dogs

Yorkshire Terrier Show Dog Standards

Dog Shows Around the USA

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